A rare collection from a Civil War Soldier, direct provenance.

April 1861 Enrolls Co. C, 2d WI Vol. Inf. Recruiting Duty-June 11 1861 Mustered As Orderly Sgt. Regimental Band-June 30th Arrives In VA-July 16 En Route To Active Warfare in VA. Attached to Sherman's Bde. Tyler's Div.-July 18 1861 Recon. At Blackburn's Ford-July 21st 1861 First Battle Of Bull Run (First Manassas)16th 1861 Orders abolishing regimental bands. Home-March 21 1862 To Wash. to re-enlist Enrolls 5th Wisconsin Vol. Inf. Regt. Army Of the Potomac. Appt. Qtr. Master's Sgt. to Quarter Master John G. Clark-April 3 Battle (Skirmish) at Young's Mill-April 5th Battle At Lee's Mill-May 5th 1862 Battle Of Williamsburg-Late May 1862-June 5 1862 Picket Duty on Chickahominy-Seven Day's Battles -Union defeat under McClellan's Peninsula Campaign June 27, 28th 1862 Battle at Golding's Farm (RC calls Golden's Farm)June 29 Savage's Station-June 30th White Oak Swamp-July 1 Malvern Hill--Aug 28th 1862 Sent to relieve of Gen. Pope At 2nd Bull Run Union in retreat To Centreville Sept. 14th 1862 Battle At Crampton's Gap-Sept. 16-17th 1862 Battle Of Antietam ?Very Bloody Battle?--Sept 18th 1862 Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant acting Oct. 1-Early October Falls ill in trouble for AWOL, exonerated-Apr.28th 1863 Rejoins Co. Goes to Rappahannock--May 3 1863 Battle Of Mary's Heights Injured May 12th 1863 Commissioned 1st Lt.-July 2 1863 Battle Of Gettysburg, Pa.-Nov. 7 1863 Battle Of Rappahannock Station Detailed in Letter-May 4th 1864 Battle Of The Wilderness-May 8 12 Battle At Spotsylvania-July 5th 1864 Special Order signed by Townsend for assignment to duty Ordered to relieve Capt. Whitehead as Forage Officer at Chattanooga-May 18 1864 Acting Chief Quarter Master, Cavalry Corps, Military Div. Of The Miss., on Major Gen. J.H. Wilson's Staff At Macon Georgia. Commission signed by Lincoln -Nov. 6 1865 Capt. Carter reported from Platteville Wis. to Gen Thomas, Adj. Gen. Of The Army at Washington--Nov. 27 1865 mustered out.